Philip Wittebane, later known as Emperor Belos, is the main antagonist of the Disney Channel animated series The Owl House. He is the former emperor of the Boiling Isles and the overseer of the Emperor's Coven who created the Coven System for categorizing magic into specific disciplines instituted by himself in preparation for the "Day of Unity", which would seemingly create "a utopia free of wild magic". However, in due part to his history as a witch hunter back on Earth, his true goal is to use the Day of Unity as a cover to use a massive draining spell to eradicate witches from existence due to his belief that they're a threat to humanity.
He is primarily voiced by Matthew Ryhs in the present, Alex Lawther in his youth, Fryda Wolff as a child, Zeno Robinson while possessing Hunter, and Avi Roque while possessing Raine.
Victims[]
Season One[]
Agony of a Witch[]
- Palisman - Life drained by Philip/Belos.
- Total - 1
Young Blood, Old Souls[]
- Five Unnamed Wild Witches - Ordered to be petrified by Philip/Belos off-screen, bodies shown on display.
- Total - 5
Season Two[]
Hunting Palismen[]
- Palisman - Life drained by Philip/Belos.
- Total - 1
Elsewhere and Elsewhen[]
- Blue Fang - Either killed by the Stonesleeper or by Philip/Belos off-screen, blue fang shown.
- Unknown Witch - Killed off-screen by Philip/Belos, skeleton shown.
- 44 Palismen - Lives drained by Philip/Belos off-screen, bodies shown.
- Palisman - Life drained by Philip/Belos.
- Total - 47
Hollow Mind[]
- Nine Unnamed Witches - Froze to death in the Knee after being weakened by the prototype Draining Spell.
- At Least 47 Palismen Souls - Souls destroyed by Philip/Belos inside his mind.
- Total - 56
King's Tide[]
- At Least 74 Unnamed Grimwalkers of Caleb Wittebane - Killed off-screen by Philip/Belos after they turned against him, skulls and masks shown.
- Total - 74
Season Three[]
Thanks to Them[]
- Deer - Flesh absorbed while possessing it, skeleton shown.
- At Least Four Unidentified Wild Animals - Flesh absorbed while possessing them, bones shown.
- Flapjack (Palisman) - Sacrificed himself by draining his life force into Hunter in order to save him after being fatally stabbed by Philip.
- Total - 6
For the Future[]
- Butterfly - Crushed by Philip/Belos with his hand while in monster form.
- Caleb Wittebane - Stabbed in the chest by Philip/Belos with a knife during a fight off-screen, ghost shown.
- 126 Unnamed Grimwalkers of Caleb Wittebane - Killed off-screen by Philip/Belos after they turned against him, skulls and masks shown.
- Total - 128
Watching and Dreaming[]
- Luz Noceda - Disintegrated into light after being consumed by Belos’ mold from his blast. Resurrected by The Titan.
- Total - 1
Kill Count[]
- Total - 330
- 200 Grimwalkers
- 95 Palismen
- 15 Witches
- 5 Animals
- 2 Humans
- 1 Bug
- 1 Demon (Possibly)
Characters Killed by Philip[]
- Blue Fang - Either killed by the Stonesleeper or by Philip/Belos off-screen, blue fang shown.
- Flapjack (Palisman) - Sacrificed himself by draining his life force into Hunter in order to save him after being fatally stabbed by Philip/Belos.
- Caleb Wittebane - Stabbed in the chest by Philip/Belos with a knife during a fight off-screen, ghost shown.
- Luz Noceda - Disintegrated into light after being consumed by Belos’ mold from his blast. Resurrected by The Titan.
Death[]
- Body melted to the bones from the boiling rain conjured by Luz using the Titan's powers, then stomped on by Eda, King, and Raine Whispers. (Season Three - Watching and Dreaming)